Volleyball Takes On Texas A&M

Texas A&M (20-6, 9-4) at Oklahoma (20-9, 7-6)
Date	Saturday, November 19, 2011 \| 5 p.m. CT
Location	Norman, Okla. \| McCasland Field House
Tickets	Available through the OU Athletics Ticket Office
Online	Webcast \| Twitter
Promotions	Military Night
Information	Match Notes \| Media Guide

A LOOK AT SATURDAY
The University of Oklahoma volleyball team returns home Saturday afternoon to take on Texas A&M at 5 p.m. CT inside the McCasland Field House. A webcast and GameTracker are available at SoonerSports.com.

A LOOK AT OKLAHOMA AS A TEAM
• Oklahoma won its 20th match of the season Wednesday night with a 3-1 win at Kansas.
• It's OU's 15th 20-win season and fourth under Santiago Restrepo (2010, 2007, 2006).
• OU has the lowest service aces allowed (0.86) and is second in blocks per set allowed in the Big 12 this year (1.74).
• Oklahoma is second in the league in blocks per set allowed (1.89) in conference matches only.
• OU has hit .350 or better in 26 sets this year, including six sets in conference matches.
• OU is 13-2 at home this year, matching its best home winning percentage in the last eight years at .867 (13-2) in 2006.
• Oklahoma is 4-6 in its last 10 matches and has dropped four of its last five.

A LOOK AT OKLAHOMA INDIVIDUALLY
• Sallie McLaurin leads the league with 1.44 bps in conference matches and 1.35 bps in all matches.
• McLaurin needs just two block assists to surpass her single season record set last year.
• Tara Dunn is second on the team with 3.01 kills per set and ranks 10th in the league in the category.
• María Fernanda (1,573) became the Oklahoma career digs leader on Oct. 15 (Melissa Peterson, 1,436 from 1994-97).
• She needs 16 to break her single season record set a year ago.
• Fernanda is third in the league with 4.99 digs per overall and second with 5.14 per set in Big 12 matches only.
• Fernanda is one of two active Big 12 players to rank in the top 10 of Big 12 career leaders in eight categories.
• Fernanda is eighth all-time on the Big 12 digs list. Current Baylor senior Allison King is second on that same list.
• Suzy Boulavsky leads OU with 3.39 kps and is second on the team with 79 block assists, fourth most in a season at OU.
• Brianne Barker continues to climb OU's career assists list. She recently moved into third on the list (4,478).
• Barker is one of five players in OU history to rank in the top four of two or more career categories.
• The others include Patrice Arrington, Gloria Holcomb, Joanna Schmitt and Peterson.
• OU has four players ranked in the top 100 in the nation in their respective categories (page 7).

A LOOK AT THE SERIES HISTORY
• Texas A&M leads the all-time series 36-8 and holds a 13-4 advantage in matches played in Norman.
• OU has won six of the last 10 meetings. Texas A&M has won six of the last 10 meetings in Norman.
• The Sooners are 7-8 against the Aggies under Restrepo.

Players Mentioned

Brianne Barker

Suzy Boulavsky

Sponsors

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